Pennsylvania Law and Regulations Part 1 Exam Prep Questions And Answers
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What entity is responsible for inspecting a retail pharmacy? - ✔✔the State Board of Pharmacy
What entity is responsible for inspecting a hospital pharmacy? - ✔✔the Department of Health
- the state board of pharmacy MAY inspect the hospital if the DOH reports their findings to the
board and they decide to do their own inspection
True or False?
The Board of Pharmacy requires that you submit any changes to your personal name or address?
- ✔✔TRUE!
- Address changes must be submitted within 10 days. If you do not change your address and the
board sends you a letter; they will assume that you have received the letter
- Changes to your name should be submitted as soon as possible (no specific timeline). Changes
to your name must also be submitted with official documentation such as a marriage license or
court order
What information must a pharmacy permit display? - ✔✔- name and address of the pharmacy
- owner of the pharmacy
- name of the pharmacy manager
True or False?
A pharmacy permit is considered an official document - ✔✔TRUE!
- whatever pharmacy name is displayed on the permit is the only name of the pharmacy that can
be used to identify the pharmacy.
,Example:
- if I registered my pharmacy under Simmons's Pharmacy, I cannot advertise it as Kaylee's
Pharmacy
Provisions for Pharmacists taking a break in PA - ✔✔- A sole pharmacist is allowed to take a 30
minute break (there is no restriction to how many 30 minute breaks can be taken)
- The pharmacist must remain in the immediate building, this does NOT mean the pharmacist has
to stay in the prescription area
- Even when the pharmacist is on break, they must still make themselves available for counseling/
emergencies
Example:
- When we go on lunch break at Weis, the pharmacist is allowed to leave the prescription area, as
long as they lock up the pharmacy while it is left unattended
What are pharmacy technicians/ interns allowed to do during a pharmacists absence (i.e. the
pharmacist is on break) - ✔✔Techs and Interns can:
- Receive new written prescriptions
- Keep working on prescriptions
- Prepare prescriptions for final verification by the pharmacist when the pharmacist gets back from
break
- Deliver prescriptions to the patient that have been previously verified and checked by the
pharmacist
, In Pennsylvania, a new pharmacy permit is required for any change in name, ownership or
controlling interest of the pharmacy and it needs to be filed within _______ days of that change -
✔✔30
Rules related to a pharmacy closing in PA - ✔✔- the owner must notify the Board of Pharmacy
how the medications/files are going to be disposed of or moved elsewhere. Most of the time, these
medications and files are sold to another pharmacy
- the pharmacy permit must be returned to the Board of Pharmacy; you must also remove from
both the inside and the outside of the pharmacy any signs or symbols that would indicate the
existence of a pharmacy
- finally, if it has been over 30 days since you have closed the pharmacy (and you have not yet
disposed of the medications or files) you need to seek permission of the Board before you sell any
files or drugs from that pharmacy
PA Board of Pharmacy rules when there is a loss of a pharmacy manager - ✔✔- A permit holder
must notify the board that there has been a loss of a pharmacist manager and indicate the name of
the NEW manager within 15 days (must be in writing). The pharmacy CANNOT operate without
a pharmacist manager for more than 15 days, unless the pharmacy obtains an extension from the
board (may request an extension of 30 days on top of the original 15 days - 45 days total)
- A pharmacy manager of a nearby pharmacy (let's say there are two CVS's down the road from
one another) may manage both stores in the interim while trying to find a pharmacy manager for
the store missing a manager (must be granted a waiver from the board of pharmacy - waiver is
good for 60 days on top of the 15 original days)
Once you finally notify the board of the new manager, tacit approval of the new manager by the
board is assumed if the board does not get back to you within _______ days - ✔✔30
True or False?
Every pharmacy requires a separate permit, even if the pharmacy is a satellite pharmacy -
✔✔FALSE!
- all pharmacies EXCEPT satellite pharmacies are required to have their own permit
(202472025)
What entity is responsible for inspecting a retail pharmacy? - ✔✔the State Board of Pharmacy
What entity is responsible for inspecting a hospital pharmacy? - ✔✔the Department of Health
- the state board of pharmacy MAY inspect the hospital if the DOH reports their findings to the
board and they decide to do their own inspection
True or False?
The Board of Pharmacy requires that you submit any changes to your personal name or address?
- ✔✔TRUE!
- Address changes must be submitted within 10 days. If you do not change your address and the
board sends you a letter; they will assume that you have received the letter
- Changes to your name should be submitted as soon as possible (no specific timeline). Changes
to your name must also be submitted with official documentation such as a marriage license or
court order
What information must a pharmacy permit display? - ✔✔- name and address of the pharmacy
- owner of the pharmacy
- name of the pharmacy manager
True or False?
A pharmacy permit is considered an official document - ✔✔TRUE!
- whatever pharmacy name is displayed on the permit is the only name of the pharmacy that can
be used to identify the pharmacy.
,Example:
- if I registered my pharmacy under Simmons's Pharmacy, I cannot advertise it as Kaylee's
Pharmacy
Provisions for Pharmacists taking a break in PA - ✔✔- A sole pharmacist is allowed to take a 30
minute break (there is no restriction to how many 30 minute breaks can be taken)
- The pharmacist must remain in the immediate building, this does NOT mean the pharmacist has
to stay in the prescription area
- Even when the pharmacist is on break, they must still make themselves available for counseling/
emergencies
Example:
- When we go on lunch break at Weis, the pharmacist is allowed to leave the prescription area, as
long as they lock up the pharmacy while it is left unattended
What are pharmacy technicians/ interns allowed to do during a pharmacists absence (i.e. the
pharmacist is on break) - ✔✔Techs and Interns can:
- Receive new written prescriptions
- Keep working on prescriptions
- Prepare prescriptions for final verification by the pharmacist when the pharmacist gets back from
break
- Deliver prescriptions to the patient that have been previously verified and checked by the
pharmacist
, In Pennsylvania, a new pharmacy permit is required for any change in name, ownership or
controlling interest of the pharmacy and it needs to be filed within _______ days of that change -
✔✔30
Rules related to a pharmacy closing in PA - ✔✔- the owner must notify the Board of Pharmacy
how the medications/files are going to be disposed of or moved elsewhere. Most of the time, these
medications and files are sold to another pharmacy
- the pharmacy permit must be returned to the Board of Pharmacy; you must also remove from
both the inside and the outside of the pharmacy any signs or symbols that would indicate the
existence of a pharmacy
- finally, if it has been over 30 days since you have closed the pharmacy (and you have not yet
disposed of the medications or files) you need to seek permission of the Board before you sell any
files or drugs from that pharmacy
PA Board of Pharmacy rules when there is a loss of a pharmacy manager - ✔✔- A permit holder
must notify the board that there has been a loss of a pharmacist manager and indicate the name of
the NEW manager within 15 days (must be in writing). The pharmacy CANNOT operate without
a pharmacist manager for more than 15 days, unless the pharmacy obtains an extension from the
board (may request an extension of 30 days on top of the original 15 days - 45 days total)
- A pharmacy manager of a nearby pharmacy (let's say there are two CVS's down the road from
one another) may manage both stores in the interim while trying to find a pharmacy manager for
the store missing a manager (must be granted a waiver from the board of pharmacy - waiver is
good for 60 days on top of the 15 original days)
Once you finally notify the board of the new manager, tacit approval of the new manager by the
board is assumed if the board does not get back to you within _______ days - ✔✔30
True or False?
Every pharmacy requires a separate permit, even if the pharmacy is a satellite pharmacy -
✔✔FALSE!
- all pharmacies EXCEPT satellite pharmacies are required to have their own permit
